The 29 mkI is notoriously tender, at least for the "back in the days" standards. There is one racing here that added 200 pounds with a home made bulb kit (a shoe) to the keel. And i can tell you that this boat is very fast at all points of sail and winning on a regular basis, ok more than me... even with th PHRF penalty.
Well worth it in my opinion for this particular design. He can keep more sail in a blow and this boat with its wide and flat shape kind of pops out of the water. Very impressive and must be one of the hull design that could be easier to surf than other. A boat ahead of its time in my opinion, but reduce sail early or add weight! Bruno Bécassine, 87 33MKII New-richmond, Qc To: capt...@gmail.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 09:42:40 -0500 Subject: Re: Stus-List Chunk of shaped lead in the bilge? From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com I go with the addition of weight to make a one-design target. Not sure why on a 29, but.... On a non C&C boat I raced on (one of the earlier ones of that make built) there was 180 pounds of lead in the aft portion - to make the minimum - because the later boats were built differently and weighed more. And the story of having weight added and losing seconds and then taking it out and losing more - a friend had an Andrews 26 with an inboard. It died, they removed it and replaced it with an outboard - thus losing the prop, strut, heavy motor, shaft, etc. And got a 3 second help in the PHRF department! Go figure! Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis C. via CnC-List To: tim ; CnClist Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 7:59 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Chunk of shaped lead in the bilge? PHRF cheat weight. Buddy of mine found about 150# of lead hidden under the floor of his boat after he bought it. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 6:46 PM, tim via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hi, I am cleaning out my bilge, and tightening the keel bolts. In doing the cleanout, I found a chuck of shaped lead (probably 20#) towards the front of the bilge area. It is not attached to anything. It is angled to fit in the bilge. Just curious if anyone may know the purpose of the chunk? Thanks for your thoughts. Tim W. 1976 29’ Mk1 s/v Sly Fox _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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